Legal Opinion
Berger v. Cantor Fitzgerald Securities
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 30, 1997No. 96 Civ. 2836 SASPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
On April 18, 1996, plaintiff Brian Berger filed an action alleging claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Section 1985 of the Civil Rights Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. 1 Defendants moved to compel arbitration of these claims pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 2-4. On November 1, 1996, I ruled that plaintiffs allegations of coercion, fraud and unequal bargaining power required further factual development of the record and denied…
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